AJ Fosik’s Amazing Animal Sculptures

AJ Fosik’s animal sculptures are truly striking and remind me of the Sri Lankan devil masks that are used in dances to ward off evil spirits. What initially looked like papercraft to me is in fact wood and Fosik is able to work wonders with the material. He uses wood, paint, nails, and minimal help from his computer to create some very colourful, intricate, and hypnotic 3D pieces. Have a look at them after the jump.

Fosik talks more about his style in this artist profile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_in6MbARF4s

See more of his work on Flickr – he seems to have a thing for knitting sweaters too.